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October 3, 2012

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Article: Interview

Don Byron: Music Wikipedia

by George Colligan
October 3, 2012

[ Editor's Note: The following interview is reprinted from George Colligan's blog, Jazztruth ]I got my Bachelor's in Music Ed and Trumpet from Peabody Conservatory. I got my Master's in Jazz from Queens College. But I did my real graduate work playing with clarinetist Don Byron. My first gigs with Byron were playing Stravinsky ...

Article: Album Review

Harris Eisenstadt: Canada Day III

Read "Canada Day III" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
October 3, 2012

The third installment in drummer Harris Eisenstadt's Canada Day adventure follows the same winning formula as established by Canada Day (Clean Feed, 2008) and Canada Day II (Songlines, 2011),carving out a distinctive niche on the contemporary jazz borderlands, with a nod to the '60s Blue Note territory of pianist Andrew Hill and reedmen Sam Rivers and ...

Article: Live Review

The Necks: Philadelphia, PA, September 22, 2012

by Kurt Gottschalk
October 3, 2012

The NecksPerforming to Food CourtLive Arts Festival + Philly FringeKimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PASeptember 22, 2012The prospect of Australian trio the Necks providing a live soundtrack for a theatrical production would seem to be either a perfect idea or an absolutely flummoxing mistake. The longstanding ...

Article: Album Review

Tia Fuller: Angelic Warrior

Read "Angelic Warrior" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 3, 2012

The title of saxophonist Tia Fuller's third album for the Mack Avenue imprint is a bit of an oxymoron, yet it fits her sound so well. Fuller's saxophone work exhibits a bright tone, but her soloing is often full of dark thoughts and her oft-agreeable and positive musical persona belies the fact that she has razor ...

News: Performance / Tour

Nu-Art Series Getting "Tenor Madness" Starting Saturday, October 13

October 3, 2012

The Nu-Art Series has announced two fall concerts to be presented under the theme “The Tenor Madness Project," that, fittingly, will feature two of St. Louis top veteran tenor saxophonists. Willie Akins (pictured) will get it started at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 13, followed by fellow tenor man Freddie Washington at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 17. ...

News: Recording

Pianist-Composer Randy Klein Releases Second Two Duos Project "What's Next?" Featuring Bassist Boris Kozlov and Guitarist Alex Skolnick.

October 3, 2012

For the second in his series of Two Duos recordings, pianist-composer, Randy Klein engages in musical conversation on What's Next?, featuring electric bass guitarist virtuoso Boris Kozlov and guitarist Alex Skolnick. What's Next?, is the followup to his 2010 acclaimed CD, Sunday Morning, which showcased Klein in duets with trombonist, Chris Washburne and Russian saxophonist, Oleg ...

News: Event

Jazz For Obama 2012 @ Symphony Space on October 9th

October 3, 2012

The Jazz Concert for America's Future Jazz For Obama 2012, Tuesday October 9th Featuring Ron Carter Dee Dee Bridgewater Jim Hall Roy Haynes Kenny Barron Joe Lovano Kenny Garrett Christian McBride Jimmy Heath Jeff Tain Watts ...

News: Education

Sinquefield Charitable Foundation Commissions New Works From Mizzou Composers To Celebrate The Sheldon's 100th Anniversary

October 3, 2012

Columbia, MO: The famous German composer Robert Schumann once said, “In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." While that may be true, getting that new composition performed and heard once it is written can be another matter entirely. For an emerging composer writing music ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Neil Cowley Trio On Tour

October 3, 2012

In Celebration and Support of The Face Of Mount Molehill September 11, 2012 on Naim Jazz Records New York, NY: The Iridium - Thursday, October 11 Columbus, OH: The Wexner Center for The Arts - Saturday, October 13 Franklin, TN: The Franklin Theatre - Sunday, October 14 Oakland, CA: Yoshi's - Oakland Monday, October 15 Los ...